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the mortgage deal that was announced by the obama administration sadly nothing more than a plolitical solution to a massive mathematical problem that we all face in our housing market. $25 billion, less than one tenth of 1% of an uninvestigated $13 trillion housing mess in which the banks took their assets and transferred them to our government. and have not been investigated for it at the federal reserve. the political news of the day being dominated in washington, d.c., by the annual cpac gathering, the political action convention showing once again how the conversation in this country persists as an us versus them. here's a taste. i would rather listen to control that substitutes its will for the will of the american people. >> an us versus them attitude is obviously not how we're going to achieve anything in this country. we need to drop the red versus blue identity. it's a false identity. we need to reline our system that measures and responds to the interests and intentions of the electorate. these are not california issues or new york or nebraska issues. we do not have red or b
the mortgage deal that was announced by the obama administration sadly nothing more than a plolitical solution to a massive mathematical problem that we all face in our housing market. $25 billion, less than one tenth of 1% of an uninvestigated $13 trillion housing mess in which the banks took their assets and transferred them to our government. and have not been investigated for it at the federal reserve. the political news of the day being dominated in washington, d.c., by the annual cpac...
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administration will begin an all-out drive for comprehensive immigration reform, including seeking a path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants. we will see then where the repub lip cans are. what do you hope to see in the immigration reform if it is real and meaningful to bring us toward a better place in the country, mr. mayor? >> my hope is that comprehensive immigration reform will be just that. it's going to be comprehensive. it's going to include additional mushes that we secure our borders. it's going to include ways to work with employers so that we ensure that fewer employers hire folks who are here undocumented. and, third u it's going to include a pathway to citizenship, to full citizenship, for the 11 or 12 million folks who are here who are undocumented, illegal, whatever term folks want to use. who i believe should be addre addressed and we've heard in the last couple of weeks, some heartburn among republicans who are now just starting to consider the idea of comprehensive immigration reform as to whether they want to actually allow folks to become full-fleje
administration will begin an all-out drive for comprehensive immigration reform, including seeking a path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants. we will see then where the repub lip cans are. what do you hope to see in the immigration reform if it is real and meaningful to bring us toward a better place in the country, mr. mayor? >> my hope is that comprehensive immigration reform will be just that. it's going to be comprehensive. it's going to include additional mushes that we...
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what is the obama administration's red line on the chemical weapons? >> i think the president announced it last september and he repeated it last week. the secretary of state has done so as well. if check cal weapons are used, this becomes a red line and becomes something as the president said a few months ago, changes his cal cue louse. i think we have been out there very clearly saying that use chemical weapons and everything is going to change in terms of the possibility of american intervention. >> we have been talking about those words. what is the u.s. willing to do? are we specifically talking act boots on the ground? >> i suspect we are not talking boots on the ground. there are probably ways to get at this without that, probably from the air. i think we are probably also coordinating closely with turkey, jordan and israel because all of those countries have a profound concern, if in fact, chemical weapons are used or control is lost. >> when we talk about the chemical weapon, there's an article that says they are skeptical that reports are acc
what is the obama administration's red line on the chemical weapons? >> i think the president announced it last september and he repeated it last week. the secretary of state has done so as well. if check cal weapons are used, this becomes a red line and becomes something as the president said a few months ago, changes his cal cue louse. i think we have been out there very clearly saying that use chemical weapons and everything is going to change in terms of the possibility of american...
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the obama administration says, no, the law doesn't regulate insurance. it regulates the health care market and everybody is in that. everybody gets emergency care or they get health care one way or the other. they're going to need it whether they get it now or not. so everybody is in the health care market and congress has the right to regulate that. that's tuesday. that will be the main event. on monday, a threshold question. the court hear this case now or has it come too early, should it come back in 2015. and then on wednesday, two other questions. if the individual mandate is constitutional, can the rest health care law survive? and finally the states are challenging the additional requirements they have under the law to change that the law makes the medicaid program expanding the coverage. >> justice correspondent pete williams. thanks for that. >>> i want to turn to some breaking news. charges have been filed against sergeant robert bales, the u.s. soldier accused of killing u.s. soldiers. what's the update from there? >> the u.s. forces in afghan
the obama administration says, no, the law doesn't regulate insurance. it regulates the health care market and everybody is in that. everybody gets emergency care or they get health care one way or the other. they're going to need it whether they get it now or not. so everybody is in the health care market and congress has the right to regulate that. that's tuesday. that will be the main event. on monday, a threshold question. the court hear this case now or has it come too early, should it...
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after supporting defense of marriage act the obama administration concluded last year it violates the constitution. >> we cannot defend the federal government poking its nose into what states are doing and putting a thumb on the scale against same-sex couples. >> house republicans are now taking up the law's legal defense. supporters say it helps preserve traditional marriage. >> unions of two men or two men are not the same as a marriage between a man and a woman. only marriage between man and a woman can connect children to their mother and father and their parents to the children. >> now, alex, the fact the court has agreed to take up both questions, including the one from california, could mean the justices are prepared to get to the constitutional heart of the same-sex marriage issue. if it did that, that might result in what would essentially be the roe v. wade of gay rights. alex. >> taking up this prop 8 with california, would their ruling necessarily apply then only to california? >> that's possible. it's possible, because the appeals court ruling that comes to the supreme co
after supporting defense of marriage act the obama administration concluded last year it violates the constitution. >> we cannot defend the federal government poking its nose into what states are doing and putting a thumb on the scale against same-sex couples. >> house republicans are now taking up the law's legal defense. supporters say it helps preserve traditional marriage. >> unions of two men or two men are not the same as a marriage between a man and a woman. only...
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not chase down this rabbit, distraction on the part of the obama administration. no matter who says, what the romney campaign at the end of the day is the one that calls the shots on what they release to the people. what he's doing is working by talking about jobs in the economy. the latest poll numbers, all these negative attacks from the obama administration and planting this dirt out there with the media, it's not working. poll numbers are tightening. his negative multi-million dollars of negative ad campaigns, it's not working. the american people at the end of the day want someone with answers for the economy and not just mud to throw at their oppone opponent. >> let me bring in a.b. this retort i've heard all day from republicans, some of alice's colleagues this isn't working, this is a distraction, i don't know that gibes well when you have a series of conservatives from bill crystal and the list goes on and on to say governor romney needs to send out more information on his tax returns. can you say this is the obama team when i can lay out a laundry list a
not chase down this rabbit, distraction on the part of the obama administration. no matter who says, what the romney campaign at the end of the day is the one that calls the shots on what they release to the people. what he's doing is working by talking about jobs in the economy. the latest poll numbers, all these negative attacks from the obama administration and planting this dirt out there with the media, it's not working. poll numbers are tightening. his negative multi-million dollars of...
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administration benefited from, the capabilities they have were developed during their predecessors. and each president has -- >> and you are referring to the bush administration? >> yes, exactly. >> wasn't that fellow rumsfeld the guy that said saddam hussein had nuclear weapons? how long did that decision take for him? that's it for "hardball." up next, "your business" with j.j. ramberg. it's the little things in life that make me smile. spending the day with my niece. i don't use super poligrip for hold because my dentures fit well. before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc free. with just a few dabs, it's clinically proven to seal out more food particles so you're more comfortable and confident while you eat. so it's not about keeping my dentures in, it's about keeping the food particles out. [ charlie ] try zinc free super poligrip. the charcoal went out already? [ sighs ] forget it. [ male announcer ] there's more barbeque time in every bag of kingsfor
administration benefited from, the capabilities they have were developed during their predecessors. and each president has -- >> and you are referring to the bush administration? >> yes, exactly. >> wasn't that fellow rumsfeld the guy that said saddam hussein had nuclear weapons? how long did that decision take for him? that's it for "hardball." up next, "your business" with j.j. ramberg. it's the little things in life that make me smile. spending the day...
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the obama administration is right they don't want to go into syria. they have avoided a u.s. military intervention but chemical weapons changes everything in the calculation. the a divisive and dangerous moment in the syrian civil war. >> it's scary, scary stuff. ambassador, i want to get your take on one other thing. secretary of state clinton had some comments about ambassador rice, someone who is speculated as her successor to secretary and of state. i want to play that for you. >> it's important to remember what susan said was based on the information that had been given to every senior official. in our administration. and she made very clear in her appearances that the information was subject to change, as more facts were gathered and analyzed by the intelligence community and looked, as often the case, our understanding evolved over time. and we've done our best to keep the american people and the congress informed. that was her goal. >> so obviously, secretary clinton offering a vigorous defense of susan rice, the context obviously being the attacks on benghazi and lib
the obama administration is right they don't want to go into syria. they have avoided a u.s. military intervention but chemical weapons changes everything in the calculation. the a divisive and dangerous moment in the syrian civil war. >> it's scary, scary stuff. ambassador, i want to get your take on one other thing. secretary of state clinton had some comments about ambassador rice, someone who is speculated as her successor to secretary and of state. i want to play that for you....
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administration benefited from, the capabilities they have were developed during their predecessors and each administration -- >> and you are referring to the bush administration? >> yes, exactly. >> wasn't that fellow rumsfeld is the sail one who said that osama bin laden had nuclear capabilities. okay. let's remember their track record. >>> coming up next is "your business with j.j. ramberg." hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. to your kids' wet skin. neutrogena® wet skin kids. ordinary sunblock drips and whitens. neutrogena® wet skin cuts through water. forms a broad spectrum barrier for full strength sun protection. wet skin. neutrogena®.
administration benefited from, the capabilities they have were developed during their predecessors and each administration -- >> and you are referring to the bush administration? >> yes, exactly. >> wasn't that fellow rumsfeld is the sail one who said that osama bin laden had nuclear capabilities. okay. let's remember their track record. >>> coming up next is "your business with j.j. ramberg." hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a...
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after first supporting the defense of marriage act, the obama administration concluded last year that it violates the constitution. >> we cannot defend the federal government poking its nose into what states are doing and putting the thumb on the scale against same sex companies. >> reporter: house republicans are now taking up the law's legal defense. supporters say it helps preserve traditional marriage. >> unions of two men and two women are not the same thing as a marriage between a man and a woman. only marriage between a man and a woman can connect children to their mother and father and their parents to the children. >> reporter: the fact that the court has agreed to take up both cases, including the battle over proposition 8 from california, could mean that the justices are prepared to get to the constitutional heart of the same-sex marriage issue. that might result in what would essentially be the roe v. wade of gay rights. >> thanks for that. >>> back to you, molly. you were doing a big piece of this for "the atlantic" for next week. what did you find most interesting in you
after first supporting the defense of marriage act, the obama administration concluded last year that it violates the constitution. >> we cannot defend the federal government poking its nose into what states are doing and putting the thumb on the scale against same sex companies. >> reporter: house republicans are now taking up the law's legal defense. supporters say it helps preserve traditional marriage. >> unions of two men and two women are not the same thing as a marriage...
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the obama administration was going to go after this anyway. so right now, we're getting some of that vetting over with right now. and while all voters aren't paying attention right now, a lot of them are. and they'll have heard this attack before. much like seamus the dog, which you mentioned earlier. >> how could this help him? >> i think he's developing an answer to this issue now. they are striking back in south carolina now on this, and they are getting people together to had jobs because of bain capital. so i'm just saying it's giving them practice. as far as for the general election. if they get that far. whether this could backfire on the establishment, i don't know because you also have people like jim demint who south carolinians will listen to saying this is a bad call. >> jonathan, the democrats have certainly, it seems like they're not exactly weeping for willard. look at this where david axelrod, president obama's senior strategist tells "the new york times" they will likely just open the floodgates. and an unnamed campaign strate
the obama administration was going to go after this anyway. so right now, we're getting some of that vetting over with right now. and while all voters aren't paying attention right now, a lot of them are. and they'll have heard this attack before. much like seamus the dog, which you mentioned earlier. >> how could this help him? >> i think he's developing an answer to this issue now. they are striking back in south carolina now on this, and they are getting people together to had...
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i think maybe he'll get an ambassadorship from the obama administration when this is all over. >> he's doing them a favor, isn't he? >> he is. what's fascinating about these attacks, they work on two levels. romney says his main calling card is i am a businessman, i understand business, he can point to those companies he helped start, like staples and sports authority, therefore make me president. what perry and gingrich are saying, let's look at the whole picture. it wasn't all job creation. what do private equity firms do? sometimes they help start new enterprises, sometimes they just suck the cash out of businesses and those businesses die. that leads to the larger argument. mitt romney likes to say, it's free enterprise on trial. actually, it's about different kinds of capitalism. there are many kinds of capitalism. warren buffett was asked about private equity by "time" magazine this week, he said he wasn't crazy about it, because they took too much money out of companies and saddled them with debt. let's debate, what kind of capitalism do we want? >> this is a conversation that's
i think maybe he'll get an ambassadorship from the obama administration when this is all over. >> he's doing them a favor, isn't he? >> he is. what's fascinating about these attacks, they work on two levels. romney says his main calling card is i am a businessman, i understand business, he can point to those companies he helped start, like staples and sports authority, therefore make me president. what perry and gingrich are saying, let's look at the whole picture. it wasn't all job...
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key players, if there is a second obama administration. who are your top two? >> well, i think we're looking right here at susan rice, susan right is the u.n. ambassador, someone who's been very close to president obama on foreign policy. she will be something that will be looked at for secretary of state or some other national security type position in the obama white house. the other one we're looking -david axelrod, duvall patrick's campaign right before he ran. barack obama's campaign in 2008. and you expect him to be -- he wants to get back in the private sector, but we'll see what happens when the president comes knocking on his door. >> key players in the romney white house. beth meyers is probably the one that's closest to mitt romney, outside of obviously his wife and sons she's been with him for a lot of years, she could be expected to come to the white house in a powerful position. just simply give the governor the kind of advice that he wants, the kind of trimmed down, concise ideas to make decisions for. >> you also have the 2012 political activist
key players, if there is a second obama administration. who are your top two? >> well, i think we're looking right here at susan rice, susan right is the u.n. ambassador, someone who's been very close to president obama on foreign policy. she will be something that will be looked at for secretary of state or some other national security type position in the obama white house. the other one we're looking -david axelrod, duvall patrick's campaign right before he ran. barack obama's campaign...
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administration. clinton putting into nomination the name of president obama. good morning, i'm willie geist. this is another special edition of "way too early" live from the black fin saloon in charlotte. a good deal has been made of the last four years of the relationship between president clinton and obama. last night the 42nd president gave a full throated endorsement of the current president of the white house. president obama even made a cameo after the speech. the two presidents appearing together on stage. president telling the crowd i'll see you tomorrow. president obama arrived here yesterday a day ahead of his own speech, one that's been moved because of weather, the campaign says, from the 70,000 seat bank of america football stadium to the 20,000 seat basketball arena where the rest of the convention has been held. last night that arena belonged to bill clinton. it was a democratic rock star's welcome. even the entrance was vintage clinton. he walked on stage to his 1992 campaign theme so
administration. clinton putting into nomination the name of president obama. good morning, i'm willie geist. this is another special edition of "way too early" live from the black fin saloon in charlotte. a good deal has been made of the last four years of the relationship between president clinton and obama. last night the 42nd president gave a full throated endorsement of the current president of the white house. president obama even made a cameo after the speech. the two presidents...
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the investment in a the obama administration benefitted from, their capabilities were developed during their predecessors. >> meaning the bush administration? >> exactly. >> wasn't rumsfeld the guy who said that saddam hussein had nuclear weapons? next, republicans in the house try to ban gender based abortions, are they really just going after the asian american community here and can they change that culture on these issues? we'll talk to two members of congress on either side of the ball. good insurance. yup, i've got... [ voice of dennis ] ...allstate. really? i was afraid you'd have some cut-rate policy. [ normal voice ] nope, i've got... [ voice of dennis ] the allstate value plan. it's their most affordable car insurance -- and you still get an allstate agent. i too have... [ voice of dennis ] allstate. [ normal voice ] same agent and everything. it's like we're connected. no we're not. yeah, we are. no...we're not. ♪ ask an allstate agent about the value plan. are you in good hands? not in this economy. we also have zero free time, and my dad moving in. so we went to fidelity
the investment in a the obama administration benefitted from, their capabilities were developed during their predecessors. >> meaning the bush administration? >> exactly. >> wasn't rumsfeld the guy who said that saddam hussein had nuclear weapons? next, republicans in the house try to ban gender based abortions, are they really just going after the asian american community here and can they change that culture on these issues? we'll talk to two members of congress on either...
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administration has crossed a dangerous line. >> the obama coercion starts today. >> we're no longer free in this country. >> one major problem with all of the republicans performative outrage about how birth control access is going to be the end of the republic and the ruination of freedom and democracy. one of the major problems has been the fact that 28 states already had exactly the same rule in effect. in many cases for years before this new national health reform rule was even dreamed up. some of the politicians and organizations that were screaming and yelling about the new birth control requirement were screaming and yelling from states that already had contraceptive requirements in place which never bothered them. fake outrage. the same kind of fake outrage we're seeing now from the folks at wheaton college in illinois. we talked about wheaton college's awkward predicament on last night's show. they said they're deeply morally and religiously offended by emergency contraception. they say they wanted to apply for an exemption to the new rule so their health plans wouldn't hav
administration has crossed a dangerous line. >> the obama coercion starts today. >> we're no longer free in this country. >> one major problem with all of the republicans performative outrage about how birth control access is going to be the end of the republic and the ruination of freedom and democracy. one of the major problems has been the fact that 28 states already had exactly the same rule in effect. in many cases for years before this new national health reform rule was...
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romney touted the need for more jobs in the hispanic community saying the obama administration has not only failed to lower unemployment but has turned a certain former texas governor into a scapegoat. >> all he has for us right now of course are excusexcuses. president george w. bush was at the white house for the unveiling of his painting last week, that was an easy -- [ applause ] >> he's always an easy target. he's blamed, although after three and a half years, this is obama's economy, not george bush's economy. >> romney expected to raise something like $15 million. still ahead on "way too early," 36-year-old kevin garnett continues to get it done in the playoffs. >>> can lebron and d. wade win one on the road in boston? >>> plus a mitt romney clip i think you're going to like. he tells the tale of the time he met a man who stood seven feet tall. just trust me on this one. that story and a check on whether, when "way too early" comes back. >>> every 75 yards, a landing craft heads for the shore and touches down. resistance is furious from german suicide squads. but the americans g
romney touted the need for more jobs in the hispanic community saying the obama administration has not only failed to lower unemployment but has turned a certain former texas governor into a scapegoat. >> all he has for us right now of course are excusexcuses. president george w. bush was at the white house for the unveiling of his painting last week, that was an easy -- [ applause ] >> he's always an easy target. he's blamed, although after three and a half years, this is obama's...
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administration blames for dozens of high-profile attacks. just yesterday, kandahar rocked by twin suicide bombers who killed at least 22 people. panetta will meet with major general john allen during his afghan visit to coordinate the withdrawal of 23,000 american troops in september. >>> some disturbing new details coming out of syria where activists are blaming pro-government forces for yet another civilian massacre. opposition leaders say at least 78 people, including women and children, were killed in the central part of the country. the death toll has not been confirmed by united nations officials who have so far been unable to gain access to the site. fighting between rebels and government forces rages on. videos appear to show battles between the two groups. the reported mass murder comes in the wake of another savage attack less than two weeks ago where more than 100 people were murdered, many inside their homes. treasury secretary tim geithner met with representatives from dozens of countries yesterday to make the case for stronger
administration blames for dozens of high-profile attacks. just yesterday, kandahar rocked by twin suicide bombers who killed at least 22 people. panetta will meet with major general john allen during his afghan visit to coordinate the withdrawal of 23,000 american troops in september. >>> some disturbing new details coming out of syria where activists are blaming pro-government forces for yet another civilian massacre. opposition leaders say at least 78 people, including women and...
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romy himself says is that the inspector general looked into solyndra and concluded that the obama administration steered taxpayer money to its friends and family. they cite this guy as the source of that claim. but it is a chuckleable claim. it turns out that inspector general never testified that stimulus contracts were steered to friends and family. he said his office was investigating whether stimulus contracts were steered to friends and family. so far, it has not confirmed that anywhere. so just like mitt romney lied in his very first ad, in a really blunt, schoolyard kind of way. they're now lying in the new ad that is about solyndra and mitt romney is lying about it personally out of his face at his big campaign stunt today. if you don't care that he had his own solyndra, what he is saying about this scandal that he is hypocritically trying to lay on the obama administration is just blantantly not true. it is a lie. it is a checkable thing. he says something was concluded by a inspector general that was never concluded by a inspector general. it is not true. that seems important given tha
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so it's only natural that the obama administration would take advantage of that moment. but you have to remember this is going to be -- we still have several months left of this election season. so as we move forward, it's still going to depend a lot on the fundamentals of the economy. so whether or not the obama administration is able to sustain this conversation about bin laden, one that does help them in the long run, really is something that they would have to work really hard to do. and i think they'll be answering a lot of charges from the romney campaign on other issues as the campaign goes forward. >> the obama campaigns that a new 7 minute video that outlines the president's first term in office. it will scroll through his accomplishments and the iraq war, libya liberated, osama bin laden dead, but i think what republicans really object to are statements like this. >> just a few years ago, president obama then a candidate said in a speech that if we had actionable intelligence of a high value target in pakistan, we would go in and get that high valued target. mi
so it's only natural that the obama administration would take advantage of that moment. but you have to remember this is going to be -- we still have several months left of this election season. so as we move forward, it's still going to depend a lot on the fundamentals of the economy. so whether or not the obama administration is able to sustain this conversation about bin laden, one that does help them in the long run, really is something that they would have to work really hard to do. and i...
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it was not even a unanimous decision in the obama administration. >> that's right, it's sloppy to call this an easy call. presidents are faced with challenges every day, and there are not silver bullets. so when the president went in, and he put boots on the ground and went into pakistan air space, did something controversial, had this failed, i agree with vice president biden that his presidency would probably be over. if it had failed, he would have had a tremendous problem if he could have recovered at all. the politics of this is that it didn't fail. is that why the republicans are trying to diminish the importance of this? >> the politics of this is that is scrambles the politics we used to have. with republicans bullies democrats saying democrating won't protect you against osama bin laden. that was an important part of the bush 2004 strategy, mccain tried to use it, and now everything is haywire. they're moving very quickly, and the strongest message seems to be that we shouldn't be allowed to talk about this. you know it it diminishes the whole conversation to bring up bin lade
it was not even a unanimous decision in the obama administration. >> that's right, it's sloppy to call this an easy call. presidents are faced with challenges every day, and there are not silver bullets. so when the president went in, and he put boots on the ground and went into pakistan air space, did something controversial, had this failed, i agree with vice president biden that his presidency would probably be over. if it had failed, he would have had a tremendous problem if he could...
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solyndra, of course, selected by the obama administration for a $500 million loan guarantee. later, though, filing for bankruptcy. >> this building, this $500 million taxpayer investment represents a serious conflict of interest on the part of the president and his team. it's also a symbol of how the president thinks about free enterprise. free enterprise to the president means taking money from the taxpayers and giving it freely to his friends. >> today, president obama will speak about the economy at a manufacturing plant in minnesota before he heads to a campaign event in chicago. mitt romney, meanwhile, will be fund-raising in california. >>> and nbc news has learned the justice department is unlikely to refile charges against former senator john edwards. the two-time presidential candidate whose criminal trial ended yesterday without a conviction. after nine days of deliberation, a north carolina jury found paign finance ilty of one of sic corruption with the jurors deadlocked on the other counts. the judge declared a mistrial. edwards was accused of using money from wea
solyndra, of course, selected by the obama administration for a $500 million loan guarantee. later, though, filing for bankruptcy. >> this building, this $500 million taxpayer investment represents a serious conflict of interest on the part of the president and his team. it's also a symbol of how the president thinks about free enterprise. free enterprise to the president means taking money from the taxpayers and giving it freely to his friends. >> today, president obama will speak...
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let the obama administration do it for you, which is maybe a pain for the obama administration, but eh, i have a hard time getting worked up about it. the one i do get worked up about is to get gop governors to refuse to participate in the medicaid expansion. now, they can do this. states don't to have participate in medicaid. it took arizona 20 years after the original medicaid program was set up to join in. and some gop governors have already said they're going to try to sit this one out, too. >> every governor has two critical decisions to make, one is do we set up the exchanges and secondly, do we expand medicaid. in louisiana, we're not doing either. >> that's bobby jindal saying his state is going to pass up on a sweet, sweet deal. worth spending a moment on this because it's important to understand why. there's something weird in the design of the affordable care act. something you wouldn't expect from the political care act. it's way nicer to red states than blue states. the reason is the medicaid part. the medicaid part of the bill works like this. right now, states have a ton
let the obama administration do it for you, which is maybe a pain for the obama administration, but eh, i have a hard time getting worked up about it. the one i do get worked up about is to get gop governors to refuse to participate in the medicaid expansion. now, they can do this. states don't to have participate in medicaid. it took arizona 20 years after the original medicaid program was set up to join in. and some gop governors have already said they're going to try to sit this one out,...
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the author of showdown about the obama administration, and hubris and the bush administration and how they sold the iraq war. thank you for being with me again. what does this issue say about romney? >> it says that he is very, to be kind about it, flexible when it comes to describing his own past. not only did he say he longed to be in vietnam, he also said he was frustrated that he wasn'tble able to be in vietnam with the troops. he said that in 2007. there was nothing preventing him from being in vietnam. they say he didn't do anything to take himself out of the pool of applicants for the draft. as you mentioned, four deferrals, and a pretty controversial deferment at the time for the mormon missionary trip. it was controversial. it looks like there was a dodge for mormons as opposed to other religions. so he had to seek those deferments, and he could have not asked for them, he could have kept his name in the graft. there were a lot of ways that he could have put that longing to good use, and he chose not to. even years later, as an adult, not as a young man, he is sort of fibbing
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i think the argument within the obama administration right now is how far down do you go into the al qaeda leadership -- >> right. >> -- before you're killing who is somebody's driver and then gets promoted? and how much of a direct threat do you have to show that they pose to the united states? >> what's interesting, you also make this point sort of about the president's position, his stance. i wouldn't say the lack of transparency although that goes without saying that on matters of national security and counterterrorism there needs to be a certain veil of secrecy. but obama has left the matter for others to argue about and has often hidden behind the secrecy surrounding both programs. in doing so he's left a hole in the middle of the obama doctrine and lost an opportunity to explain why america acts the way it does around the globe. i thought of that, then i also recalled "the new york times" story i think it was about a week ago talking about the kill list. mr. obama is a liberal law professor who campaigned against the iraq war and torture and then insisted on approving every ne
i think the argument within the obama administration right now is how far down do you go into the al qaeda leadership -- >> right. >> -- before you're killing who is somebody's driver and then gets promoted? and how much of a direct threat do you have to show that they pose to the united states? >> what's interesting, you also make this point sort of about the president's position, his stance. i wouldn't say the lack of transparency although that goes without saying that on...
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therefore you support the narrative that the obama administration wanted supported. that all these are flooding mexico, they're the cause of violence in mexico. and there we need draconian gun control laws in america. >> it's gotten so low that republican senators now make personal insults about the attorney general. >> do you think he's smart? holder? >> i have not been impressed with his intelligence, no. >> questioning the intelligence of the attorney general. that's absurd and is over the line. last year attorney general holder talked to "the new york times" about what he thought was really behind the attacks. he said quote, this is a way to get at the president. because of the way i can be identified with him, both due to the nature of our relationship and the fact that we're both african-american. the right wing is determined to bring down this nation's top law enforcement official. but we're not going to let it happen. [ heart beating, monitor beeping ] woman: what do you mean, homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods? [ heart rate increases ] man: a few inch
therefore you support the narrative that the obama administration wanted supported. that all these are flooding mexico, they're the cause of violence in mexico. and there we need draconian gun control laws in america. >> it's gotten so low that republican senators now make personal insults about the attorney general. >> do you think he's smart? holder? >> i have not been impressed with his intelligence, no. >> questioning the intelligence of the attorney general. that's...
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now, you can argue with the obama administration although i'm happy to see them stand up, fight back, shoot at mr. romney as a target and to suggest that you know, this is the business we've chosen. and if this is the business we've chosen, this is the capital in i with we trade, then we've got to get to business. these were jobs that didn't have to be lost and is the obama administration has to stand up for worker who have lost jobs that didn't have to be shredded in this economy. >> the entire idea that the productivity is going to go up and the economy's going to get back on track goes back to this idea that middle class workers have no stake in that. so even though mitt romney would argue theoretically he made the economy better, that doesn't mean anything for a middle class worker. >> he doesn't fundamentally understand the apply the of the unemployed. this is what he said regarding the bank of america protests a few days ago. unfortunately, a lot of young folks haven't had if the opportunity to the really understand how the economy works and what it takes to put people to work i
now, you can argue with the obama administration although i'm happy to see them stand up, fight back, shoot at mr. romney as a target and to suggest that you know, this is the business we've chosen. and if this is the business we've chosen, this is the capital in i with we trade, then we've got to get to business. these were jobs that didn't have to be lost and is the obama administration has to stand up for worker who have lost jobs that didn't have to be shredded in this economy. >> the...
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there was a sense by the obama administration and that the white house that it had to be negative for this campaign. you could not rely on defense, only a good strong offense. i think today's hard economic news, the pathetic number of new jobs this past month, and the worse in your opinions coming in must be a wake up call. now here this. there is little way that obama will win the election in the midwhere it will be fought by middle the road voters by telling the voters that things are bad, but will be worst under romney. the american people are at their core an optimistic people. we don't believe the only alternative to a bad outlook is a worse outlook. that's why you can't put it together. we have to believe and have faith and see a better day coming if we make the right deci.
there was a sense by the obama administration and that the white house that it had to be negative for this campaign. you could not rely on defense, only a good strong offense. i think today's hard economic news, the pathetic number of new jobs this past month, and the worse in your opinions coming in must be a wake up call. now here this. there is little way that obama will win the election in the midwhere it will be fought by middle the road voters by telling the voters that things are bad,...
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governor romney claims the obama administration apologized for american values after u.s. embassies were attacked. this is not true. and the president agrees. >> it appears that governor romney doesn't have his facts right. >> criticism of the president in moments when americans are under attack is no time for politics and to have the facts wrong just compounds the wrong. so knowing this, why wouldn't he correct the record? why won't he admit the mistake? because it fits right into the political attack he and paul ryan have been trying to make, that president obama weakens america by apologizing for america. it's an awful, mean-spirited claim and most shocking. that the president sympathizes with terrorists. >> the administration was wrong to stand by a statement sympathizing with those who had breached our embassy in egypt instead of condemning their actions. >> i disagree that the administration put out in cairo sympathizing with those who were storming the embassy. >> sympathizing with those storming the embassy. think about this. romney and ryan are saying that the pre
governor romney claims the obama administration apologized for american values after u.s. embassies were attacked. this is not true. and the president agrees. >> it appears that governor romney doesn't have his facts right. >> criticism of the president in moments when americans are under attack is no time for politics and to have the facts wrong just compounds the wrong. so knowing this, why wouldn't he correct the record? why won't he admit the mistake? because it fits right into...
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of health care that the obama administration copied from the presidential nominee mitt romney. no ambitious republican can be seen helping obama care along, but the way the bill is written, if the states don't set up health exchanges, the feds do it for them. obama care makes it past the supreme court and gets implemented. christie has just signed new jersey's health care system over to that socialist government takeover guy. he's handed it to president obama. that's the irony here. in order for republican governors to take a consistent stand against big government health care, they have to step aside and let that big government come in and set up their health care systems rather than doing it themselves. in running to the right, they might end up handing their state's health insurance market over to the left. >>> sometimes the best new things in the world are also the geekiest. and robots, i am sold. today's best new moment of geek in the world today or b.n.m.o.g. is this. this is kathy. she suffered a stroke in 1997. and for the 15 years since then, she hasn't moved her limbs
of health care that the obama administration copied from the presidential nominee mitt romney. no ambitious republican can be seen helping obama care along, but the way the bill is written, if the states don't set up health exchanges, the feds do it for them. obama care makes it past the supreme court and gets implemented. christie has just signed new jersey's health care system over to that socialist government takeover guy. he's handed it to president obama. that's the irony here. in order...
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every attempt by the obama administration to pivot on bain capital, romney will steer it back to the economy. if it's a referendum on the economy, then obama will lose. if it's a refer dumb on how americans like each candidate, then romney will probably lose. >> does this then prove that this is going to be the single most defining issue, the issue for november of 2012? >> you know, voters keep telling us it is the defining issue. these numbers come at a good time for governor romney. he came off the primary and was a little battered and bruised. and the president's likability numbers were much higher. he had leads in the battleground states, but that's changing. the gap between them and likability. the way people view them personally is narrowing. we had several polls that showed battleground states were there neck in neck. so this is exactly the kind of boost that could help governor romney take the lead in these. >> and a good point, beth. when we look at the unemployment rate, it's in those battleground states that it looks like the unemployment rate is better in those states tha
every attempt by the obama administration to pivot on bain capital, romney will steer it back to the economy. if it's a referendum on the economy, then obama will lose. if it's a refer dumb on how americans like each candidate, then romney will probably lose. >> does this then prove that this is going to be the single most defining issue, the issue for november of 2012? >> you know, voters keep telling us it is the defining issue. these numbers come at a good time for governor...
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that's a big step. >> you can decide as the obama administration has not to defend doma. there's still consequences to doma being on the book and reasons why it has to go away. >> absolutely. >> if you are a same-sex couple and married it in one of the states you're now legally married and one dies you face estate tax situations. >> yeah. >> that a heterosexual couple doesn't. every time you file federal taxes you are treated differently. it says these relationships are lesser. i think we've evolved to a point this country where we accept gay and lesbian people as equal and say their relationships in the federal law are lesser than we're saying they're lesser. >> how it fits with the immigration debate as well. >> certainly. it's presently worth noting that bill clinton should maybe take a page from the joe biden playbook because he after all is the person we have to thank -- >> the joe biden playbook. >> and taking a page from it. >> thank you to ari, joy and frank for joining me today. that is all for us here at "now." see you back tomorrow at noon eastern, 9:00 a.m. pa
that's a big step. >> you can decide as the obama administration has not to defend doma. there's still consequences to doma being on the book and reasons why it has to go away. >> absolutely. >> if you are a same-sex couple and married it in one of the states you're now legally married and one dies you face estate tax situations. >> yeah. >> that a heterosexual couple doesn't. every time you file federal taxes you are treated differently. it says these...
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the obama administration called the move a step in the right direction but warned tehran's promises must be followed by concrete actions. so far there are no plans by the west to cancel an impending oil embargo against iran from going into effect this summer. today's talks which are separate from those involving the iaea, will focus on pressing iran to ship its nuclear fuel outside the country and to suspend the enrichment of uranium that could be used for weapons. meetings are taking place in baghdad and include diplomats from russia, china, france, great britain and germany. >>> today, millions of egyptians will thod the polls for the nation's first competitive presidential election since dictator hosni mubarak was swept from office last february after three decades in power. the election will unfold over the next two days with the first round of vote counting to be completed by saturday. if none of the 13 candidates get a majority of the vote, a run-off between the top two contenders will take place in mid-june. but the future of egypt is still in doubt as the military is expected to
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the fact obama is doing so well, if i have one complaint about the obama administration, they have turned this country around. >> gentlemen, thank you very much. next, are the cheers getting to paul ryan? or has he always had trouble with the truth? stay with us. >> you heard congressman ryan wednesday night blame the closing of a gm plant in his hometown of janesville on the president. folks, i don't need your booing. i need you voting. >> don't boo. vote. >> don't boo. vote. don't boo. ♪ these are the days [ male announcer ] 6 years old. then 7. going on 11. in the blink of an eye, they're all grown up. marie callender's homemade tastes are another great reason to sit down and savor every last moment. ♪ because time flies... right before your eyes. marie callender's. it's time to savor. now we need a little bit more... a little bit more vanilla? this is great! [ male announcer ] at humana, we believe there's never been a better time to share your passions because the results... are you having fun doing this? yeah. that's a very nice cake! [ male announcer ] well, you can't beat them
the fact obama is doing so well, if i have one complaint about the obama administration, they have turned this country around. >> gentlemen, thank you very much. next, are the cheers getting to paul ryan? or has he always had trouble with the truth? stay with us. >> you heard congressman ryan wednesday night blame the closing of a gm plant in his hometown of janesville on the president. folks, i don't need your booing. i need you voting. >> don't boo. vote. >> don't boo....
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why is there not sort of like the obama administration tour teeshirt with dates of the tax cuts and people from the administration, from the re-election campaign can be wearing it. >> i'm sure if we look at each of those instances we'll find funny money counting on how many times things happened. but yeah, granted, he has done those things and it's not clear why he hasn't talked more about it. i spoke to a donor once who asked the president this very question at a fund-raiser, how come nobody knows this, and the president said it's true, we should talk more about it. he's talking more about it now. >> i would expect you will hear a lot more about that. >> also on a very fundamental level, i'm not sure democrats have ever figured out how to advocate their position on taxation and fiscal policy. fundamentally ever. they just don't know how to do it in a simple way and maybe that's because the conservative message is inherently stronger and clearer, cut them, we hate them, and everybody agrees with that. >> i also think it's hard to get that tax message through when you have 8.2% unemployment
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but i think that the obama administration has tried to be cool and calm and to allow other spheres of the culture to address issues of race. and in that sense, it's made good sense for him politically. it may not have addressed the feed for the american populace to have leadership on this issue and therefore, we look to others to talk about those particular particular interests. >> what strikes me is that he waded into that, the whole trayvon martin case very tentatively. that the press conference was to talk about the world bank and i think the most racially coded message was if i had a son, he'd look like trayvon. which good incredibly strong pushback from some of the republican candidates. let's play newt gingrich's response this weekend. >> what the president said in a sense is disgraceful. it's not a question of who that young bhan looked like and trying to turn it into a racial issue is fundamentally wrong. i really find it appalling. >> those two comments are really irresponsible. i think the president spoke movingly about the tragedy as a father and made it clear there's inves
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that's the enduring theme of the obama administration. if the same percentage of adults were looking for work today z when he was president, unemployment would be 11%. it's been through fewer people looking for work. the most effective jobs program of this administration is to convince adults, hey, i don't need a job anyway. >> let's get jared to say where is the silver lining? >> i'm not going to pretend this was not a weak report. peter's right, and so is tori about the decline in the unemployment. unemployment can fall for two reasons, one, more people get work and two leave the job market and it's the latter. the president is absolutely right when he says this is the 30th consecutive month of private sector job creation. we're moving in the right direction. that's the silver lining, and it's more than silver. it's important. we're moving there too slowly. then he's perfectly within his rights to say compare moving in the right direction with me and my ideas to the kinds of ideas you heard last week and the week before from the republi
that's the enduring theme of the obama administration. if the same percentage of adults were looking for work today z when he was president, unemployment would be 11%. it's been through fewer people looking for work. the most effective jobs program of this administration is to convince adults, hey, i don't need a job anyway. >> let's get jared to say where is the silver lining? >> i'm not going to pretend this was not a weak report. peter's right, and so is tori about the decline in...
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. >> the difference between the obama administration and the president and mitt romney is that we've been consistent. this is a penalty administered through the tax code. now, contrast that with mitt romney. it's a texas. it's a penalty. i watched a powerpoint yesterday from 2009 where mitt romney was walking through his health care law, which is almost identical to the president's, well, he was talking about taxing people. so he just needs to figure out what it is on his end. we're pretty clear on our end. >> what are people at the beach taking away from this because we eat, sleep and dring it. most americans are half paying attention. if we're lucky. what are they gleaning? >> nothing. they're at the beach. >> michael's hoping that's so. >> come on, bob. you've been around politics long enough to know that the fourth of july holiday, this is not something that the american people are focused on. this gives the i believe the romney team a window between thousand and the convention to tighten the messaging up here. because it is problematic to bob's point. you could make a technical
. >> the difference between the obama administration and the president and mitt romney is that we've been consistent. this is a penalty administered through the tax code. now, contrast that with mitt romney. it's a texas. it's a penalty. i watched a powerpoint yesterday from 2009 where mitt romney was walking through his health care law, which is almost identical to the president's, well, he was talking about taxing people. so he just needs to figure out what it is on his end. we're...
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, let alone a second term of the obama administration. yeah, there are a lot of unanswered questions out there. it is going to take a great deal of work in order to balance the requirements that we maintain a strong military presence in this country, which i believe is essential because again, the weakness that you don't want to project weakness, particularly at this time when, look, it's been a pretty rough month overseas for people who have been paying attention. >> republican congressman michael burgess of texas, thank you for joining us on this friday. >> great. thank you. >>> bill clinton holding a grassroots event in indianapolis, indiana. he's speaking right now. let's take a listen. >> i got up this morning, she said i wish i were going with you, but you know i can't. i was there last night because we were celebrating our 37th wedding anniversary. [ applause ] i remember when we got married, we were both, as i remember, making $16,500 a year. living in a house that cost $20,500, had 1,100 square feet, no air conditioning, $174 a m
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here's one of the advisers around the candidate, richard williamson, hitting the obama administration for its approach to the situation in syria. >> leading means engaging an issue like years. i can't one that he has according to the centcom commander, the biggest blow we could give to iran is if assad leaves. it is strategically important to the soviet union. to say nothing of the humanitarian crisis. >> hear it again. the soviet union. it could be the reason here that romney is allowed into his circle. neo conservatives who still think and feel in cold war terms. they miss the cold war. up next, the power of negative ads. the obama and romney campaigns are trying to paint the other guys not like the rest of us. will going negative help or hurt? [ male announcer ] if you want play in the same sandbox as luxury s.u.v.s, it helps to have an interior full of hand-selected wood trim and soft premium leather... and it doesn't hurt to have a selec-terrain dial that truly performs. ♪ is at the heart of every innovation. with the sleep number bed, it's not about soft or firm. it's about su
here's one of the advisers around the candidate, richard williamson, hitting the obama administration for its approach to the situation in syria. >> leading means engaging an issue like years. i can't one that he has according to the centcom commander, the biggest blow we could give to iran is if assad leaves. it is strategically important to the soviet union. to say nothing of the humanitarian crisis. >> hear it again. the soviet union. it could be the reason here that romney is...
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administration unlike most people in this cabinet. so i think she is well positioned, in fact, to run. >> until she starts to run. >> i participated in the democratic version of that which is saying by today, in comparison to today's republicans, george w. bush is looking pretty good. >> right. >> i always knew s.e. had an inner democratic cheerleader. there we go. >>> anyway, beginning today the most expansive immigration relief policy in 25 years is in effect. it's going to allow thousands of young illegal immigrants to apply for a two-year amnesty so long as they're in soochool, th military or have a job. jan brewer has issued an order barring illegal immigrants who qualify from receiving any state or local funds. critics of the amnesty program charge it's simply an election year ploy by the president to win over latino voters. >> it is no coincidence that this sweeping policy change was announced less than five months before a presidential election. >> all right. let's stipulate, there are some election year politics involved here
administration unlike most people in this cabinet. so i think she is well positioned, in fact, to run. >> until she starts to run. >> i participated in the democratic version of that which is saying by today, in comparison to today's republicans, george w. bush is looking pretty good. >> right. >> i always knew s.e. had an inner democratic cheerleader. there we go. >>> anyway, beginning today the most expansive immigration relief policy in 25 years is in effect....
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could've had a v8. >>> an independent inspector general concluded that the obama administration steered money to friends and families to campaign contributors. >> not true. checkable, easily checkable. not true. actually, a lie. but mr. romney keeps repeating it nonetheless. he did so personally today on the campaign trail in california. he has also done so this week in an ad. it's not true. joining us now is e.j. dionne. he is a brookings institution senior fellow and author of the blockbuster new book, our divided political heart, the battle for the american idea in an age of discontent. e.j., thank you for being here. >> so good to be with you. and playing my usual role as pond scum. >> who does not hug children adequately nor do you work hard because you're a liberal. >> i actually like to hug my kids. >> sshhh. you're ruining the stereotype. so what happened today is we have a presidential candidate telling an easily checkable, very obvious, very overt cut and dry lie. he's put it in an ad and he said it himself to assembled reporters today. when that happens if a general election
could've had a v8. >>> an independent inspector general concluded that the obama administration steered money to friends and families to campaign contributors. >> not true. checkable, easily checkable. not true. actually, a lie. but mr. romney keeps repeating it nonetheless. he did so personally today on the campaign trail in california. he has also done so this week in an ad. it's not true. joining us now is e.j. dionne. he is a brookings institution senior fellow and author of...